Conrad Monica opened to 60,000 from the cutoff, and Michael Michnik three-bet shoved for about 470,000 total. We didn't know that yet, and Hassan Babajane moved all in from the big blind as well. It looked like Babajane had more chips, but it was hard to tell with the tall stacks. Monica laid it down, and the cards were on their backs.
Showdown
Michnik:
Babajane:
The flop was good for Michnik's pair, but Babajane did add four outs to his arsenal. He'd add another eight more when the hit fourth street, now looking for any club, queen, king, or ace to drag the million-chip pot.
River: . Babajane let out a celebratory yell, and the dealer began counting down the stacks. In the end, Babajane's 572,000 was the covering amount, and Michnik hit the rail in 13th place, good for more than $30,000.
We're not sure how the money got in, but a flurry of action put Richard Gryko all in for close to a million chips with . Across the table, his fellow Brit, Thomas Middleton was his enemy for this hand, and his was a small favorite to come out on top in this pot worth about twice the average stack.
The flop was good for Gryko, but the turn was much, much better for Middleton. He was in front with one to come, and the river kept him there. With aces up, Middleton takes care of the stack of Richard Gryko, nearly doubling up in the process. Gryko gets a pay bump up over $40,000 for his work here the last three days.
Alexis Bouchiouane was down around 600,000 when he took his stand, open-shoving from late position. Next door, Mikhail Lakhitov took his time considering before announcing the call, and Bouchiouane was officially at risk. The other folded out of the way, and the cards were on their backs.
Showdown
Bouchiaoune:
Lakhitov:
Bouchiaoune was in as good a spot as he could hope for with his cards, but he'd find no help from the dealer. The board ran , and the ace holds to give Lakhitov the pot. For his efforts over the last three days, the last remaining Frenchman will take home more than $40,000.
We're down to our unofficial final table, and the chips have been racked up. We're migrating over to the secondary featured table to play another five levels.
Except for one hand that was a chopped pot, we've just had our first flop at the table. Thomas Miller opened for 75,000 from the small blind and James St. Hilaire called from the big blind. The flop came and Miller bet out 90,000 and St. Hilaire folded.
In middle position, Tom Middleton raised to 75,000, and John Zentner three-bet to 185,000, all in. Over in the big blind, Matthew Berkey flatted the shove, and Middleton called the extra 110,000 to go the rest of the way in side action.
The flop brought , and Berkey put out the first bet of 150,000. Middleton flicked the calling chips off his stack, and Berkey checked to him on the turn. Middleton took his cue to bet 250,000, and Berkey was the one doing the calling before the filled out the board on fifth street. Berkey took the betting lead again, tossing in a tiny 30,000-chip bet. Middleton called.
Berkey showed up for top two, and Middleton's had been rivered. Zentner's was third-best, and he's been eliminated on the bubble of the official final table. It was a fine run for the man in the Stanford hat today, and his efforts will earn him more than $40,000 as a consolation prize.
With that big pot, Berkey shoots up to 1.51 million, knocking Middleton down to about 1.29 million.
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flop was good for Michnik's pair, but Babajane did add four outs to his arsenal. He'd add another eight more when the 
hit fourth street, now looking for any club, queen, king, or ace to drag the million-chip pot.
. Babajane let out a celebratory yell, and the dealer began counting down the stacks. In the end, Babajane's 572,000 was the covering amount, and Michnik hit the rail in 13th place, good for more than $30,000.
was a small favorite to come out on top in this pot worth about twice the average stack.
flop was good for Gryko, but the turn 
was much, much better for Middleton. He was in front with one to come, and the river 
kept him there. With aces up, Middleton takes care of the stack of Richard Gryko, nearly doubling up in the process. Gryko gets a pay bump up over $40,000 for his work here the last three days.
and Miller bet out 90,000 and St. Hilaire folded.
, and Berkey put out the first bet of 150,000. Middleton flicked the calling chips off his stack, and Berkey checked to him on the 
filled out the board on fifth street. Berkey took the betting lead again, tossing in a tiny 30,000-chip bet. Middleton called.
for top two, and Middleton's 
had been rivered. Zentner's 
was third-best, and he's been eliminated on the bubble of the official final table. It was a fine run for the man in the Stanford hat today, and his efforts will earn him more than $40,000 as a consolation prize.